Chapter 2: Making Healthful Choices Goals 1. Student will identify a serving size for these foods: meat, juice, apple, broccoli, grapes, bread, butter, cereal flakes, salad greens, baked potato, salad dressing, cheese. (12 points) 2. Student will choose the more healthful of two ethnic food alternatives. (5 points) 3. Student will select a healthful meal that includes foods from all sections of the Food Guide Pyramid. (8 points) 4. Student will perform steps 1-3 with overall accuracy of 72% or better. That is a score of 18 or more correct out of the 25 points possible. Getting Started Questions: Thinking About How Much You Eat 1. If you have chicken for dinner, how many pieces do you usually eat? 2. If you have hamburgers for lunch or dinner, how many do you usually eat? 3. How many pieces of fruit do you usually eat in a day? 4. How much bread, rice, cereal and pasta do you usually eat in a day? 5. As you read this chapter, you will learn about serving sizes. Notice how many servings of each food you are eating each day. 2-1
Getting Started Vocabulary alternative bagel beverage breakfast carbohydrate cereal flakes cheese Vocabulary Meanings alternative bagel beverage carbohydrate cereal flakes cheese ravioli dessert dinner entrée lunch macaroni pancake PB&J sandwich portion pretzels protein salad greens side dish turkey wrap cheese ravioli dessert dinner entrée lunch macaroni pancake PB&J sandwich portion pretzels protein salad greens side dish turkey wrap A choice from two or more things. Something you can choose to eat or use instead of something else. For example, fruit is a good alternative to a high-fat dessert. A kind of hard bread that looks like a ring. Any kind of drink. Part of a food that gives the body heat and energy. Foods like fruits, vegetables, beans and whole-grain bread have carbohydrates. A type of dry cereal. Small pieces of dough filled with cheese. Sweet food served at the end of a meal. Meal eaten in the evening. The main food at a meal. Meal eaten at noon. Type of pasta shaped like a tube. A flat, thin cake fried in a pan; usually eaten at breakfast. Peanut butter and jelly between two slices of bread. The amount of food that is put on one plate. A portion might be one serving, less than one serving, or more than one serving. (See serving and serving size, Chapter 1.) Hard cracker shaped like a knot. A nutrient that supplies amino acids, the building blocks that build and maintain your body. Protein is found in eggs, meat, fish, milk and beans. Leafy green vegetable (like lettuce) used raw in salad. Food served with the main food at a meal Turkey meat rolled in a tortilla. 2-2
Vocabulary Exercises Vocabulary Exercise A DIRECTIONS: Draw a line to match each word with its picture. bagel cereal flakes cheese beverage dessert lunch salad greens Vocabulary Exercise B DIRECTIONS: Draw a line to match each word with its picture. breakfast dinner pancake salad dressing PB&J sandwich cheese ravioli 2-3
Vocabulary Exercise C DIRECTIONS: Use the meanings listed to match these words with their meanings. Write the appropriate letter on the line before each word. 1. salad dressing a. Any kind of drink. 2. turkey wrap b. The amount of food that is put on one plate 3. entrée c. Sauce used on a salad. 4. portion d. The main food at a meal. 5. beverage e. Turkey meat rolled in a tortilla. 6. side dish f. Food served with the main food at a meal. Vocabulary Exercise D DIRECTIONS: Use the meanings listed to match these words with their meanings. Write the appropriate letter on the line before each word. 1. alternative a. Part of a food that gives the body heat and energy. 2. dessert b. A choice from two or more things. 3. protein c. Meal eaten at noon. 4. carbohydrate d. Sweet food served at the end of a meal. 5. macaroni e. Type of pasta shaped like a tube. 6. lunch f. A nutrient that supplies amino acids, the building blocks that build and maintain your body. Vocabulary Exercise E DIRECTIONS: In each row, underline the word that is not the name of a specific food. Example bagel beverage protein pretzels 1. beverage bagel alternative cereal flakes 2. macaroni dessert cheese ravioli carbohydrate 3. protein cheese pancake PB&J sandwich 4. portion pretzels salad dressing turkey wrap 2-4
Vocabulary Exercise F DIRECTIONS: Beverage, dessert, breakfast, lunch, dinner, entrée, and side dish are all meals or parts of a meal, but not specific foods. In each row, underline the word that is the name of a meal or part of a meal, but NOT A specific FOOD. Example pancake breakfast cheese ravioli cereal flakes 1. cheese pancake pretzels lunch 2. bagel entrée turkey wrap salad dressing 3. dessert macaroni cheese turkey wrap 4. cheese ravioli salad greens PB&J sandwich dinner 5. side dish turkey wrap pretzels pancake 6. breakfast salad dressing bagel cereal flakes Vocabulary Exercise G DIRECTIONS: From the list below, choose the best word to fit into each sentence. Use each word once. Write the correct word in the sentence. entrée side dish lunch alternative carbohydrates dinner breakfast portions protein 1. People eat cereal flakes for. 2. Macaroni and cheese could be an for dinner. 3. A fast-food hamburger is a quick for some people. 4. Putting smaller on your plate can help you eat less. 5. are found in foods like beans, fruits and vegetables. 6. is found in foods like meat and beans. 7. A salad is an example of a. 8. is the meal we eat in the evening. 9. Which did you choose, fruit or the high-fat dessert? 2-5
Getting Information From The Internet Exercise A: Serving Sizes 1. Get on the Internet. 2. Enter this URL: http://web.aces.uiuc.edu Click on: Research. Click on: Office of Extension and Outreach. Click on: Nutrition, Family & Consumer Sciences. Scroll down to and click on: Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). Scroll down to and click on: Wellness Ways Resource Book. Click on: Materials for Teaching Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyles! Scroll down to and click on: Serving Sizes. Click on: Handout Making Sense of Serving Sizes. 3. Read the list to learn about easy ways to remember serving sizes for different types of food. 4. WORKBOOK DIRECTIONS: Look at each food name in the following list. Find the picture that shows an object that is the same size as one serving size of that food. Write the food name under that picture. Try this example: Example Ping-Pong ball Answer: You should have written salad dressing because 1 serving of salad dressing is about the same size as a Ping-Pong ball. baked potato salad greens broccoli juice cooked meat, fish or poultry butter bread cheese (1 1 2 ounces) cereal flakes fruit pancakes grapes cooked rice salad dressing 2-6
1) Small Styrofoam cup 2) Cupcake wrapper 3) Lightbulb 4) Audiocassette tape 5) CD (compact disk) 6) Fist 7) Fingertip 8) 3 dominoes 2-7
Exercise B: Healthful Alternatives 1. Go to this Web site: http://www.dietsite.com In the box at the left of the screen, click on: Diets. Click on: Eating Well. Click on: International Dining. Click on a type of international food (under International Dining) you like to eat, such as Chinese or Mexican. 2. Look at the list on the right (Higher Fat Choices). Pick out five foods you enjoy. Write the names of those foods below. Then look at the list on the left side of the Web page (Lighter Choices). Find a healthier alternative you could eat in place of the food you wrote first. Write the healthier choice. Talk with your tutor about why this is a healthier choice. Example Click on Mexican for this example. Food I Enjoy (from Higher Fat Choices column) Healthier Choice 1. Chili con queso Bean or chicken burrito Answer: Chili con queso is high in fat because it has a lot of cheese and meat. A bean or chicken burrito is lower in fat. Beans are a healthful alternative to meat. Now you try it. Remember to choose a kind of International Dining that you like. Food I Enjoy (from Higher Fat Choices column) Healthier Choice 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Choose one of the foods on your Healthier Choice list. Plan to eat it one day this week. Write the name of the food below. Healthier Choice food I will try this week 2-8
Exercise C: Rate Your Plate 1. Get on the Internet. 2. Type in this URL: http://www.team.uconn.edu Click on: Play Rate Your Plate. For each of the exercises below, select an entrée, a beverage, a dessert and side dishes by clicking on: none or the arrow to open the dialogue box on the screen. Look at the list in the dialogue box and highlight and click on the food you choose. Then click on: Rate My Plate (at the bottom of the page). Click on: 1. The Food Guide Pyramid. 3. WORKBOOK DIRECTIONS: Now, using the information in the pyramid on the right, write the number of servings your meal has from each section of the Food Guide Pyramid. Answer: Example On the screen, choose the following lunch: Entrée: hot dog; Beverage: cola; Dessert: ice cream; Side Dish: french fries. Click on: Rate My Plate (at the bottom of the page). Click: 1. The Food Guide Pyramid. Write the number of servings from each section of the Food Guide Pyramid. Then talk with your tutor about what is healthful in this meal. What is not healthful? Write one thing you could do to make the meal more healthful. Foods chosen: hot dog, cola, French fries, ice cream Bread, Cereal, Rice, & Pasta 2 servings Vegetable Group 1.9 servings Meat, Poultry, Fish, Dry Beans, Eggs, & Nuts.06 servings Fats, Oils & Sweets 16.1 servings Something I could change to make this meal more healthful: Fruit Group 0 servings Milk, Yogurt, & Cheese 0.4servings Some things that are healthful: There are almost 2 servings in the Vegetable Group; there are 2 servings in the Bread, Cereal, Rice, & Pasta Group. Some things that are not healthful: The meal has a lot of servings from the Fats, Oils, & Sweets part of the Food Pyramid. Something you could change to make the meal more healthful: Drink low-fat milk or juice instead of cola; include a fruit for dessert instead of ice cream, eat raw vegetables instead of French fries. 2-9
At the top of the screen, click on New Plate to return to Rate Your Plate. Now you try it. 1) Choose a breakfast. Click on: Rate My Plate (at the bottom of the page). Click: 1. The Food Guide Pyramid. Write the number of servings from each section of the Food Guide Pyramid. Then talk with your tutor about what is healthful and what is not healthful in this meal. Is there anything you could change to make this meal more healthful? Fruit Group Vegetable Group Fats, Oils & Sweets Bread, Cereal, Rice, & Pasta Milk, Yogurt, & Cheese Something I could change to make this meal more healthful: Meat, Poultry, Fish, Dry Beans, Eggs, & Nuts At the top of the screen, click on New Plate to return to Rate Your Plate. 2) Choose a dinner. Click on: Rate My Plate (at the bottom of the page). Click: 1. The Food Guide Pyramid. Write the number of servings from each section of the Food Guide Pyramid. Then talk with your tutor about what is healthful and what is not healthful in this meal. Is there anything you could change to make this meal more healthful? Fruit Group Vegetable Group Fats, Oils & Sweets Bread, Cereal, Rice, & Pasta Milk, Yogurt, & Cheese Something I could change to make this meal more healthful: Meat, Poultry, Fish, Dry Beans, Eggs, & Nuts Click on New Plate to return to Rate Your Plate. 3) This time choose a lunch that includes foods from all the categories on the Food Guide Pyramid. Click on: Rate My Plate (at the bottom of the page). Click: 1. The Food Guide Pyramid. Write the number of servings from each section of the Food Guide Pyramid. Is there anything you could change to make this meal more healthful? Fruit Group Vegetable Group Fats, Oils & Sweets Bread, Cereal, Rice, & Pasta Milk, Yogurt, & Cheese Something I could change to make this meal more healthful: Meat, Poultry, Fish, Dry Beans, Eggs, & Nuts 2-10
Vocabulary Review DIRECTIONS: From the list below, choose the best word to fit into each sentence. Use each word once. Write the correct word in the sentence. side dish lunch alternative dinner portion carbohydrate protein breakfast entrées 1. Tacos, cheese raviolis and hamburgers are not side dishes. They are. 2. Beans without lard are a healthful to meat. 3. Pancakes are a food people eat for. 4. Many children like to take peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to school for. 5. Sometimes the we put on our plate is actually the size of two or three servings sizes. 6. Salad is a common. 7. We get from the Meat, Poultry, Dry Beans and Eggs group. 8. We get from beans, whole grain breads, fruits and vegetables. 9. It s a good idea to eat a salad and at least one other serving of vegetables for. 2-11
Evaluation Note to Tutor: Students will complete the evaluation with overall accuracy of 72% or better. That is a score of 18 or more correct. Please record the total score at the start of the evaluation section below and on the Overall Evaluation page at the back of the workbook. 25 points possible Total score (Goal is 18 or more) 1. Look at each food name in the list below. Find the picture that shows an object that is the same size as a serving size of that food. Write the food name under that picture. (12 points possible) Score apple broccoli cheese (1 1 2 ounces) meat baked potato butter grapes salad dressing bread cereal flakes juice salad greens 1) Fist 2) Fingertip 5) Lightbulb 3) 3 dominoes 6) Small Styrofoam cup 4) Audiocassette tape 7) Ping-Pong ball 2-12
2. Circle the more healthful food choice in each of these pairs. (5 points possible) Score 1) a. crispy fried tortillas b. soft flour tortillas 2) a. refried beans (no lard) b. refried beans (with lard) 3) a. salsa b. sour cream 4) a. soft noodles b. fried noodles 5) a. fried rice b. steamed rice 3. Get on the Internet and type in this URL: http://www.team.uconn.edu. Click on: Play Rate Your Plate. Choose a healthful dinner that includes foods from all the categories on the Food Guide Pyramid. Click on Rate Your Plate at the bottom of the screen. Click on 1. The Food Guide Pyramid. Use the information in the pyramid on the right of the screen to write the number of servings from each section of the Food Guide Pyramid. Is there anything you could change to make this meal even more healthful? (8 points possible 1 for accessing the Web site, 1 each for getting a food in each food group, and 1 for a suggestion on how to make the meal even more healthful) Score Fruit Group Vegetable Group Fats, Oils & Sweets Bread, Cereal, Rice, & Pasta Milk, Yogurt, & Cheese Meat, Poultry, Fish, Dry Beans, Eggs, & Nuts Something I could change to make this meal more healthful: 2-13
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